Poultry waterer



April 5, 1932.

H. KRATZ'ER 1,852,975

POULTRY WATERER Filed April 27, 193]b 2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR 0ATTORNEY April 5, 1932. H. KRATZER 1,852,975

POULTIH WATERER Filed April 27, 1931 2 Sheets-sheet 2 INVENTOR j? BY @ed62,-

WITNESS: ATTORNEY Patented. Apr.` 5,' 1932 UIN-1frz-I;ofr STATES rsszns;

FAn-:Nr orFlcE` HERMAN `KRATZER,` F ELLSWORTH,v KANSAS Poor/.URYwaarnaar;

Application led Apri1r27, 1931. Serial No. 533,271.

10 ply tank so associated and arranged that the tank will be charged toautomatically discharge into the trough at proper intervals forreplenishing the drinking water therein merelyv upon the elevation ofthe bottom of the drinking trough.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view of atank with the Watering device applied thereto.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the trough of the watering device.

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view of the-trough and adj acent partsofthe tank.

As illustrated in the accompanying drawings the watering devicevcomprises a tank ,1

of usual form and adapted to hold a quantity of water. The tank 1 isprovided with one or more spigots 2 each having a valve 3 forcontrolling the flow of water through the spigots. An arm t is locatedupon each spigot and a spring 5 is interposed between the arm and thevalve 3 and serves to hold the valve in a closed position upon thespigots.

A rod 6 depends from the free end of the valve 3 and the lower end ofthe said rod rests upon the bottomy of the trough 7 when the said troughis at an elevated position as shown at the left in Figure 1 of thedrawings.

d The trough 7 is provided with a ange 8 o which is adapted to engageover hooks 9 provided at the side of the tank. The flange 8 providedwith a leafportion 10 adapted to lie at'the side of the tank. A spring11 is interposed between the rear wall of the trough and the leafportion 10. A screw 12 passes through the ywall of the tank and engagesthe end of the .leaf portion 10.r

When the-trough`7 is empty or contains but little'water the bottomthereof is elevated as shown at the left in Figure 1 of the draw ingsand the rod 6 is moved in an upward direction whereby the valve 3 isopened and watery mayjflow from the tank 1 through the spigots into thetrough 7.'` When the trough c 7 becomes filled with water it swings downto the. position as shown at lthe right in Figure f 1 of the drawingswhereby the lower end of the rod 6 is spaced abovek the bottom lof thetrough and the tension of the spring 5 comes into play thereby closingthe valve 3 down upon the spigot y2 and thus interrupting the liow ofwater from the tank into the trough. l As the water is consumed from thetrough y the operation of refilling as above described is repeated. Thespring l1 is an expansion spring and serves to hold the side of thetrough Aat an? angle to the leaf 10 when ythe trough is empty, or nearlyso, as shown at the left in Figure 1 of the drawings. The flange 8 mayflex or bend under the influence of the spring 11 or the weight of thewater in the trough. v

The interior of the tank 1 is divided by a partition wall 13 into awater chamber 14 and a heating chamberl. The side -walls of the heatingchamber 15 are `provided with openingsl. These openings 16 are locatedbelow the spigots which communicate ywith the interior of the waterchamber. A lampy 17 or other heater may be placed in the chamber 15 andwhen lighted the heat ascends and strikes the partitionwall 13 thuskeeping the water in the chamber 14 from freezing and as the products ofcombustion escape from the chamber 15 through the openings 16 they pass1 aroundspigots 2 and prevent the water in the spigots from freezing.

Having described the invention what is claimed is A poultry waterercomprising a tank having a spigot, a valve for controllingthe flow ofwater through the spigot, a rod attached to the valve, a trough havingat its edge a liange, supporting means .for engaging the flange of thetrough, and a spring bearing against the side of the trough and adaptedto hold the bottom thereof toward the rod.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

HERMAN KRATZER. n

